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'M ALM 1 Patented Jan. 8, 1935i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ACCOUNTING MACHINE John Royden Peirce, New York, N. Y., assignor,

by mesne assignments, to International Business Machines Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York vApplication February 27, 1929, serial No. 343,006

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to a recording machine particularly for sales checks and the like and provides means to punch a record card in accordance with certain data and to enter f simultaneously amounts into an accumulator corresponding to the punched records. The present I- machine provides a key mechanism which is More specically, the object is to convey cards of one kind; i. e., item cards, into a receptacle and to eject in a different manner, preferably to be removed by the operator after the punching operation, cards which have a predetermined designation; i. e., total cards.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth in the accompanying specica-4 tion and claims and illustrated in the drawings which show by way of illustration what is considered to be a preferred embodiment of the invention.

I In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a topview of the machine, the top cover being partly broken away to show the inte-- rior mechanism of the machine;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional viewl taken through the machine on line 3--3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a view on line 4 4 of Fig. 1 and shows a section through' the card receptacle;

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view according to line 5 5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 shows a blank record'card;

Fig. 7 shows a detail View of the card feeding mechanism; n

Figs. 8 to l0 show details of the card feed mechanism, and; l

The principal parts of the machine according to the invention comprise a punching device, a key mechanism to control punch controlling elements; an accumulator mechanism which may be controlled by said punch controlling elements and which in turn may control said elements in order to punch a total card. In addition card feeding and storing lmechanisms are provided.

Anunderstanding of the details of the machine l except-for the card feeding and ejecting mechtails, reference is directed to Patent No. 1,867,027, the claims in which are directed to subject matter divisional with respect to the instant application.

The operating parts are located in the housing generally designated by reference numeral 5. On the top side (Fig. 1) is provided a key board comprising a plurality of keys 4, one key for each numeral in the various columns of different denominational orders. A window 3v is provided in the top plate and beneath the same are located the number wheels of the accumulator, these wheels indicate the total of item cards 'and if a total card is being punched under the control of the accumulator, the wheels are zeroized and the operator may readily see whether the total hasA been properly punched.

Before the machine is actuated forA an item entry a blank card is inserted into the guiding chute 261 '(Fig. 2). Then, after setting up the key board according to the item to be entered the handle 2 and its shaft 142 are rocked to and from the front of the machine, in the usual manner and theamount entered into the accumulator 4and simultaneously theI inserted card will be taken into punching position and punched accordingly. The punched card is then fed to the receptacle 6. Total cards i. e, cards which are to be punched under control of the accumulator are provided with cut away portions which cause the feeding mechanism to eject them again so that they are not mixed with the item cards which are fed to the receptacle.

The columns a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, z', k, Z, and m, of card T (Figs. 5 and 6) are perforated under control of similarly designated` columns of keys 4 (see Fig. 1). The kindof information given by these. columns is indicated by the card at the head of the columns.

Special keys bearing the designations 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 are provided and those keys control punching of holes above each column in the amount field of the record card which holes indicate the discount. Reference numeral '1 designates the error key which is depressed when a setting of the key is to be corrected. 'Ihe error key causes all set up keys which are held in locking position to be released so that they are ready for a new and proper adjustment.

' Keys A, B, C, D, E, F are provided to control drawers such as are usually provided in cash registers but they have been omitted in this case since they are not within the scope of the invention.

When a key 4 of a`column is depressed, the IOWQI end of its stem 8 is interposed in the path als of movement of a correlated projection 53 of a bar 52 underlying the column. Only one predetermined projection 53 will coact with each key stem 8 to cause bar 52 to be stopped after ithas been moved in proportion to the numerical value of the depressed key.

Bars 52 are suitably guided in the frame of the machine and a common cross bar 59 (see Figs. 2, 3 and 5) releases them for advance movement and restores them during the second half stroke of handle 2 to their normal position. Bar 59 is guided'at both sides in slots of members 60 and 61 and is pivoted at both-ends to links 62 and 63 which in turn are pivoted to levers 64 and 65 respectively fixed upon shaft 66. This shaft carries also a lever 67 (Fig. 2) having a follower 68 which slides in a slot 69 provided vin plate 70. When the handle is actuated shaft 72 Ywill be rocked back and forth and plate 70 being fixed upon said shaft will move accordingly thus rocking lever 67 up and down and consequently causing reciprocating of arms 64 and 65. The cross bar 59 will therefore release all bars 52 during the first half stroke for ladvance movement under the inuence of their springs 32 (Fig. 3) and they will be limited in theirv movement by a depressed stem 8 of the coordinated column. During kthe second half stroke the cross bar 59 will return and consequently will restore all bars 52 to their home position.

The punching mechanism includes a plurality of series of punching pins and associated punch selectors for each column.

Upon shaft 72 which is journalled in the frame of the machine is fast plate 73 connected by link 74 to plate 41 fast to shaft 142 of handle 2. When the handle is rocked on its forward stroke, it causes plate 41 and link 74 to rock plate 73 counterclockwise. The various columns of punches75 are guided in plates 76 and 77 which are fast to a support 78 which also carries the die plate 79 (see Fig. 3).

The frame of the machine supports the shaft 84 to which levers 85 and 86 are -fast these levers -being spaced from each other as will be seen from Fig. 1. These levers carry in their middle portion shaft 83 and on their upper ends shaft 88. Along shaft 84 are loosely mounted a plurality of bell crank levers '89 (Fig. 3) each being provided on one arm with a slot 90 which coacts with a pin 91 attached to a controlling bar 52. To each lever 89 is coordinated a punch selector 92 loose upon shaft 83 and pivotally connected with the horizontal arm of bell crank lever'89 by link 93. It will be seen that punch selector 92 will be adjusted according to and will select the punching pin corresponding to the adjustment of bar 52. When the arms 85 and 86 are rocked towards the punching mechanism the selectors 92 mounted upon shaft 83 will push their coordinated pin 75 through the record card and the cross plate which has been advanced without any effect upon the punches will withdraw the punching pins during the return stroke. l

During item recording cycles, bars 52 operate on their return stroke to enter the amount items in accumulators 143 as set up by the keyboard.

When a total taking cycle takes place, the acthe accumulators. Accordingly, the punch selectors 92 arelset up by bars 52 under control of the accumulators when the latter are zeroized to cause a total punching of the accumulator reading.

The keyboard, punching, andy accumulating means having been generally described, the card feeding and ejecting mechanism forming the substance of the present invention will now be described in detail.

Card feeding device Before the machine is operated by handle 2 to enter the data set up upon the key board into the accumulator and to punch a card accordingly a blank card is inserted by hand into the chute 261 (Fig. 5). The chute 261 includes holders 262 and 263 which holdthe card but leave the major part of the cardr uncovered so as to enable reading of data recorded upon the card. It will be understood that on the rear side of the card represented in Fig'. 6 there are hand written data which are to be set up upon the key board and in accordance with which perforations in the same card shall beprovided. 'Ihe card is therefore inserted into the chute in such a way that the rear side bearing the hand written records maybe viewed from the key board side. The operator then sets up the key b oard in accordance with the hand written records and finally operates the machine by actuating handle 2.

The card will be punched when it is in position between plates 77 and 79 (Fig. 3) and will then be fed to the receptacle. These feeding opera tions will now be described. As will be recognized from Figs. 1, 5 and '7 two guiding bars 264 and 265 are provided which are embraced by slidable blocks 266 and 267. These blocks are pivoted at 268 to links 269 and 270 respectively which links are in turn pivoted at 271 to operating levers 272 and 273 respectively. Levers 272 and 273 are fast to shaft 274. To this shaft is also fast a lever 275 (Fig. 2) having a follower 276 which slides in a slot 277 provided in plate 278. Said plate is fixed upon shaft 72 and it will be remembered that said shaft is rocked by meansof plate'73 connecting rod 74 and plate 41 as soon as the handle 2 is actuated. In this case therefore plate 278 will be moved counterclockwise (as viewed in Fig. 2) during the first half-stroke and arm 275 will also be rocked thus turning shaft 274 and moving the levers 272 and 273 downwardly.

The slides 266 and 267 (Fig. 7) are each provided with apair of fingers 279, 280, one finger being fast to the slide and the other being attached to a lever 281 which is pivotally connected at 283 with the slide. A spring 284 tends to engage ngers 279 and 280 with each other but normally the parts are held in the position shown in Fig. 7 against a pivoted stop pawl 285. As soon as actuation of the handle is initiated saidpawl is released as will be later explained, springs 284 will turn levers 281 and each of the two pairs of fingers 279, 280 will firmly grip the card on each end. It will be understood that until this operation takes place the card is held by stops 286 in upper position so that it may be viewed Ithrough the chute as has been described.

When the arms 272 and 273 are moving downwardly the coordinated slides 266 and 267 will take the carddown between die plates 77 and 79. The downward movementoi the card is stopped by the bottom of frame 78 (Fig. 3) while the clips 279, 280 move still lower. f Consequently the card will be entirely drawnout of these clips and properly positioned with respect to the die plates. Before arms '272 and 273 and consequently the two pairs of clips 279, 280 start their upward movement the card has been punched as has been already described and itis quickly fed from the punching position to the card receptacle.

It will be noticed from Fig. 2 that the lower part of slot 277 of plate 278 has a dwell and since arm 275 and thereby levers 272 and 273 are controlled by said slot it will be understood that during the rst third of the return stroke arm 275 will not be moved and consequently clips 279, 280 will stay in their lower position so that any interference with the card is avoided. During this period the card will be removed from the punching position to the receptacle as will now be described and when the clips start their upward movement they will nd the path cleared of the card.

On the right side Vof shaft 72" (as viewed in Fig. 1) there is fast a lever 288 (Fig. 7) pivoted at 289 to a link 290. A pin 291 is fast to the A frame of the machine and passes through a slot 292 provided in link 290 to guide the same. Upon the upper portion of link 290 there is pivoted yat 293 a lever comprising two arms 294, 295.v This lever is held in position by spring 296 against a stop 297 provided on link 290.

On the frame -of the machine there is pivoted at 298 a three arm lever 299, 300, 301. Arm 299 lhas a shoulder which normally engages a stop 302 provided on pawl 285. A spring 303 connects arm 300 and pawl 285 and holds the parts in position as shown in Fig. 7. VThe arm 301is provided with, a lug 304. Lever 306 which is provided for restoring purposes is fast to shaft 307. Shaft 307 carries also pawl 285 and extends along the card chute carrying a similar pawl 285 atthe other end which is adapted to coact with the corresponding lever 281 on that end.

When shaft 72 is rocked counterclockwise lever 290 will be pulled downwardly and arm 294 will encounter lug 304. Since arm 294 is prevented from clockwise movement by stop 297 it will rock three arm lever 299,300, 301 about pivot 298 and thereby pawl 285 will be released. Spring 303 pulls pawl 285 to the right and. also the pawl 285 at the other end of shaft 307 will move in the same way-thus releasing the levers 281 so that fingers 279, 280 may grip thecard. Restoring of pawl 285 is effected at the end of the first half stroke. At this time bell crank lever 308 will rock about its pivot 309 and a pin 310 provided on the upper arm of said lever will encounter restoring nger 306, this will cause shaft 307 to rock clockwise (Fig. 7) and pawl 285 will be latched again by arm 299. y

To the upper end of'bell crank lever 308 is pivoted a member 331 (Fig. 8) which is connected with the feeding roller mechanism. Rocking of lever 308 about pivot 309 will cause engagement of the card feeding rollers which remove the card from punching position as will be explained Bell crank lever 332,l 333- (Fig. 7) is pivoted at 334 to the frame of the machine. A spring 335 connects the pivot1334 with the lower horizontal arm 336 of lever 308 and arm 332 is connected with lever 308 by spring 337. Arm 332 has a latching portion which coacts with av lug 338 provided upon lever 308. The parts are normally held in latched position as shown in Fig. 7 and in this position the feeding yrollers for the card are out of engagement.

' At the end of the first half stroke, however,

the follower 339 which passes within a slot 340 in plate 287 which now has been turning counterclockwise will have reached almost the opposite end of the slot but in view of the widened slot in this part follower 339 will not engage the outer periphery of slot 340. At this time pin 341 providedv on plate 287 will strike arm 333 to turn lever 332, 333 about its pivot 334 and this will cause unlatching of lever 308 so that the same may rock counterclockwise under the tension of spring 335. This causes restoring of lever 306 by pin 310 and also engagement of the feeding rokers by moving link 331 (Fig. 8) towards the card. When plate 287 moves from its extreme left position (Fig. 7) clockwise during the return stroke follower 339 slides along the outer shape of slot 340, when thefollower reaches the portion 342 lever 308 will be rocked clockwise and arm 332 will againcoact with lug 338 to latch said lever in the position shown in Fig. 7. It

will be understood that the ratio of the gearing for the card feeding mechanism is such that the card has been fed entirely from the punching position to the receptacle when portion 342 reaches follower 339 to rock lever 308 clockwise and consequently to disengage the feeding rollers.

At one end of shaft 72 there is fast thereto a plate 343 .(Fig. 4). At 344 there is pivoted a link 345 to plate 343 which link connects said plate and a toothed segment 346 to which the link is also pivoted. Segment 346 is pivoted at 347 to the frame of the machine.

The segment meshes with toothed wheel 348 through slots 354 in the guide plate 355 (Fig. 8)

and in the opposite guide plate 356 are provided similar slots 357 for feed rollers 358 and 359 (Fig. 9). These feed rollers respectively coact with rollers 352 and 351 and are mounted upon a shaft 360 which also extends along the card chute and is carried on the lower and upper end by links 361. These links are fast to a shaft 362 to which also the member 363 is fast which on its other end is pivoted to link 331. l If, therefore, link 331 is moved in the previously described manner shaft 360 will be swung towards the chute and rollers 358 and 359 will pass through the slots 357. It will be observed (Fig. 5) that the record card when in punching position is just in contact with its left end portion with rollers 351 and 352. lIf now within the rst halfl stroke plate 343 (Fig. 4) moves to the right segment 346 will turn in clockwise direction this will cause wheel 348 to rotate counterclockwise as viewed in Fig. 1 and rollers 351, 352 to rotate clockwise. These rollers will engage the end portion of the card located between plates 355 and 356 (see also Fig. 8) but since no other elements coact with said rollers they will merely slide upon the card with` out any effect upon the saine.

When, however, punching operation has been effected and thereturn stroke is about to take place the rollers 351, 352 (as viewed in Fig. l) will now move in counterclockwise direction as has been previously described, rollers 358 and 359 are swung towards the card and coact during the ejecting period with rollers 352 and 351 respectively so that .the card is quickly removed.- from the punching chute to the receiving stack Referring to Fig. 4 it will be notedthat a slot 365 is provided in plate 343 in which slot a pinV .one to the other position. Normally the frame 368 engages the card stack and holds the slightly tilted cards towards the angular slider 372. Towards the end of the rst half stroke, however, the frame 368, 369, 370 is ,rocked to the right (as viewed in Fig. 4) and immediately afterwards at the beginning of the second half stroke the card will be fed from the punching chute as has been described between the stack 364 and frame 368. Frame 368 then rocks again to the left, yengages the card and presses it against the card stack 364.

It is understood that if a total card has been punched the same shall not be fed to the receptacle since it would be mixed there with the item cards, it is desirable that the total card be ejected again so that the operator-may lay it aside and collect all total cards separately from the item cards which are collected by the machine. For this purpose'the cards which are provided to receive the total have cut away portions 373, 374 (Fig. 6) it will be noticed from Fig. 5 that the feeding rollers 351, 359 and 352, 358 which are adapted to eject the card from the punching chute to the receptacle are unable tov engage a total card because of the aforesaid out away portions, when therefore during the return stroke clips 279, 280 now being closed aseend they will lift the total card until it has reached the chute 261, 262, 263 whence it may be removed by hand.

When the two pairs of clips 279, 280 have reached their highest position they are reopened by the engaging levers 285 (Fig. 7) which have been restored to their normal position previously as has been. described in a prior part of this specification.

General operation of the machine The operator inserts the record card into the card chute 261 (Fig. 2) so that he faces the rear side of the card bearing hand Written records.

-Then he sets up the key board in accorda-nce that which has been punched is entered into the accumulator and the same will be automatically disengaged at the end of the cycle. Before the card feeding clips start their upward movement during the second half cycle the card will beengaged by the companion pairs of ejecting rollers 351, 359 and 352, 358 which feed the card to the delivery magazine 6 to join the stack 364 of punched item cards the accumulator will be automatically disengaged from bars 52 by rollers 351, 359 and 352, 358 to be restored under control of the key mechanism for the next item cycle. As has been described total cards are provided with particular cut away portionsvso that they may not be gripped and fed to the cardv receptacle but they are lifted again through the feeding clips. The operator removes the total cards from the chute and collects them separately from the item cards which are in the card receptacle of the machine.

While, there has been shown and described the fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a single modication it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intention therefore to be limited. -only as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

l. In a machine of the class described, means for locating record cards one at a time, at a certain station, record cards gripping means, some of said record cards While stationary at said station having a portion engageable by said gripping means, means for operating the gripping means to eject such cards, others of said record cards, while stationary at said station, lacking such portions for engagement with said gripping means, and other ejecting means for ejecting the latter record cards.

2. In a machine of the class described, common means for feeding record cards one at a time to a certain station, ejecting means for gripping a portion of some of the record cards while stationary at said station and ejecting them from said station, others of the record cards having said portion cut away, and other ejecting means for engaging the latter records while stationary at said station and ejecting the latter record cards.

3. In a machine of the class described, a card chute into which the operator inserts cards one at a time, common means for feeding the cards from said chute to an operating station, a card receiver in the machine, means for ejecting some of the cards from said station to said receiver, and other means for reversing the feeding course .of the other cards to return them from said station to said chute to permit them to be removed by the operator.

4. In a machine of the class described, a card chute into which the operator inserts cards, one at a time, reciprocatable means operable on the forward stroke for feeding the cards from the chute to a certain station, ejecting means for ejecting some of the cards from said station to a certain location, and provisions on said feeding means upon the return stroke thereof for returning the cards from said station to said chute to make them accessible for removal by the operator.

JOHN ROYDEN PEIRCE. 

